acknowledge a wrong
Frequency: 6.47.0 per million words
to admit that an injustice has occurred
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Examples (10)
- The government must acknowledge the historical wrong committed against indigenous peoples.
- It takes courage to acknowledge a personal wrong and apologize sincerely.
- After years of denial, the company finally acknowledged the environmental wrong it had caused.
- Will they ever acknowledge the wrong they did to their former employees?
- By refusing to acknowledge the wrong, he only deepened the rift.
- She urged the community to acknowledge the systemic wrongs that still persist.
- His willingness to acknowledge his wrong was a step towards reconciliation.
- The report details how the institution failed to acknowledge the wrongdoings for decades.
- To move forward, we must first acknowledge the past wrongs and learn from them.
- A simple act of kindness cannot fully compensate for failing to acknowledge a grave wrong.